Where is God?

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Pastor Peters of Pastoral Meanderings has another excellent post, this time on the real presence of God. He is nailing this one. While it's true that 1 Corinthians 6:9 tells us that our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, Pastor Peters reminds us that God is quite literally with us every time we worship, in the Eucharist, in the waters of baptism, in the Living Word. God is alive and real. And too often we dance around this fact, especially with our children.
When we speak about God as an idea, as a feeling, as a presence on the plane that does not intersect our reality, we tell them God is not real.  They beg to know where God is.  Thankfully, the liturgy points them where our witness has failed them.  Watch their eyes follow  the words and actions of the Divine Service.  They are taking seriously what we take casually.  They look to us to see if we will confirm what the words and actions of the liturgy say... sadly, the answer too often is no...

It is time for us to step up to the plate and be honest with our children.  Just maybe this honesty and conviction may help them remain when the pull of youth and the world are working against their faith.  Wouldn't it be nice if we could teach our conviction that God is where God has placed Himself... in the means of grace... a much more reliable answer than a finger pointing to the sky or a hand held over the heart.

Read his full post: Where is God?

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